Browsing by Subject "Dementia"
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Assessing Mild Behavioral Impairment with the Mild Behavioral Impairment-Checklist in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
(IOS Press, 2018-08-01)Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are non-cognitive, behavioral, or psychiatric symptoms, common in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and associated with a higher risk of dementia. Mild behavioral impairment (MBI) ... -
Care tasks and impact of caring in primary family caregivers: a cross-sectional study from a nursing perspective
(Elsevier, 2021)Family caregivers of persons with dementia often experience a negative impact on their health. More studies based on nursing theories are needed to improve the provision of care -
Does empirically derived classification of individuals with subjective cognitive complaints predict dementia?
(MDPI, 2019)Background: Early identification of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in people reporting subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) and the study of progression of cognitive decline are important issues in dementia research. ... -
Episodix: a serious game to detect cognitive impairment in senior adults. A psychometric study
(PEERJ INC, 2018)Introduction Assessment of episodic memory is traditionally used to evaluate potential cognitive impairments in senior adults. The present article discusses the capabilities of Episodix, a game to assess the aforementioned ... -
Estatinas en la prevención de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
(2021-06)Introducción: La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) tiene una carga epidemiológica y funcional muy elevada, cursa clínicamente como una degeneración cognitiva insidiosa y progresiva, y no se dispone en la actualidad de tratamiento ... -
Gender impact of caring on the health of caregivers of persons with dementia
(Elsevier, 2021)Background: Dementia is a brain syndrome that affects a growing number of persons worldwide and generates a strong and progressive demand for care from a family caregiver, usually females. Objective: We aimed to describe ... -
Gender impact of caring on the health of caregivers of persons with dementia
(Elsevier, 2021)Background: Dementia is a brain syndrome that affects a growing number of persons worldwide and generates a strong and progressive demand for care from a family caregiver, usually females. Objective: We aimed to describe ... -
Prevalence of dementia and major dementia subtypes in Spanish populations: A reanalysis of dementia prevalence surveys, 1990-2008
(BMC, 2009)Background This study describes the prevalence of dementia and major dementia subtypes in Spanish elderly. Methods We identified screening surveys, both published and unpublished, in Spanish populations, which fulfilled ... -
Reserva cognitiva y demencia
(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2004)Según los estudios demográficos se calcula que en nuestro país en el año 2020 la proporción del número de ancianos será del 20-25%. Este envejecimiento de la población comporta un incremento notable de las enfermedades ligadas ... -
The influence of diversity on the measurement of functional impairment : an international validation of the Amsterdam IADL Questionnaire in eight countries
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020)Introduction: To understand the potential influence of diversity on the measurement of functional impairment in dementia, we aimed to investigate possible bias caused by age, gender, education, and cultural differences. ... -
Validación del RUDAS como instrumento de cribado de población con demencia en atención primaria
(Elsevier, 2021)Objetivo: Validar la escala Rowland Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) como instrumento de cribado de deterioro cognitivo y demencia en atención primaria (AP). Es un test breve, válido para población con bajo nivel educativo ...